Being Neighborly | Young volunteer bridges generations at Gig Harbor Court
Mar 28, 2025Hope B., age 9, brings joy to residents of local assisted living facility Gig Harbor Court.
Club sponsored by local Kiwanis allows everyone to get in on the AKtion
Mar 26, 2025The year-old AKtion Club gives developmentally disabled adults a social outlet and a chance to give back to the community.
Experiential exhibit coming to Gig Harbor offers chance to walk a mile in refugees’ shoes
Mar 20, 2025From Home to Home, which visits Gig Harbor starting later this month, is a chance to mirror the experience of a newly released refugee.
Being Neighborly | A community connecter in Burley
Feb 28, 2025Brent Doehring is well known in the community of Burley as a neighborhood greeter, Burley Hall organizer and serial volunteer.
Gig Harbor fire station, firefighters get a cameo in this movie with a message
Feb 21, 2025“Sense of Emergency,” filmed partly at GHFMO’s Station 51, focuses on how CPR can save a life — and on the trauma paramedics and other responders face.
Rick Bleiweiss still rocking and writing after move to Heron’s Key
Feb 12, 2025The new Gig Harbor resident spent a career being creative in the music and publishing industries. He’s not stopping now.
Being Neighborly | Volunteer handyman repairs local woman’s faith in humanity
Jan 24, 2025She reached out on social media, looking to pay someone to replace a mailbox destroyed by vandals just before Christmas. He offered to do it for free.
Meet Roomba, Harbor WildWatch’s new Pacific red octopus
Jan 14, 2025She’s new in town, and she enjoys going out at night. She dines on mussels, which are her favorite, though she also enjoys salmon. She’s tiny and doesn’t like sharing her space with others. Roomba is a Pacific red octopus about the size of a large grape. Staff at the Marine Science and Technology Center
Toy Drive makes Christmas merrier for 975 local children
Dec 18, 2024150 volunteers helped out with the Gig Harbor Peninsula FISH Toy Drive, which wrapped up this week.
Being Neighborly | Small acts of kindness during a hectic day
Dec 13, 2024Wendy Walsh thanks several strangers at the Gig Harbor Post Office who were extraordinarily kind to her grandson.